New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-10-25

mechanical sknl OF priest. To say that the
;psncctors are incompetent or dishonest Is 10
answer. Plenty Of good men arc quickly
available for these Offices. Such acc'dch.S
rs the fall of largo building because II Is
hcing constructed ilimsy ought to be lmpossi-
Llc In q city like this. The blood OF seven
men rests on somebody's stupid or criminal
bend The public has had enough Of this class OF
accidents. WcIkingmen ana poor people,
who are tho nvariable victims OF l'Ih'b
building, have IA right to be pro'cc'cu'
>, ~ a.. ro,rll,can speeches at Cooper tnion
~, satmrlsv night there was not single prac'lo~
Suggestion Of how 10 reduce the iheiai 'ut
Republican party Ii party % s'mn,ra"s e,ycwYorl,
II ha, no specific measures To propose '' ~
When tie Republican party had the response
h;lity OF government It always had sp'riho
measures "a propose. 1t carried them and thcS
led to tic oountrys prosperity. 1t IS not the t.,N
Of the party In opposition to propose Sio0in0
measures That is the business OF th' p"''! J"
powcr H. trouble is that II do> not Kho" nv"
- ia ou,,bin, and is screaming for help from the
minority II the Democrats were not crazy Tree
trader, however they could easily sec one lrac-
ticabc way Of reducing the surplus Instead OF
Lowlinr for horizontal reductions Of duties whicn
,vould only increase the imports and double the
.,rnius LEI Them increase the protection on Ger
tain articles enough 10 stop the imTorla'iohs ana
..tooo ,h, duties Then let them take the du'y
N sngnr give really free breakfast taple anu
,;,,. ont half the surplus at single stroke hu'
,hrv wont do IT, They want frcc-trade Wh'"Ner
il Will help their friends the importers ana hul'
only tie worlingmen and Republican mahui"cV
urcrs They insist on protection IN i"u's'"""'
hecou.o Louisiana gives them Democrauo ma
jotitics.
II 3, .LonId he uossiblc that Ncw-l0rk mrst
suffer the disgrace OF seeing man Of L'c peculiar
traits and the REGULAR record cf Colonel Fellows
Installed in the District Attorneys Office, the
,,oner caud nate t. succeed Colonel Fellows would
urtonbtcdly IT, Peter Mitchell, Jacob sharp 5
| lawyer
Colonel Fellows is eloquent. and hc stands
sorcly in need of all the eioquence he possesses
20 defend his record
| 4 casual reader Of the proceedings OF thr con-
vention in Brooklyn which nominated Mr. Chapn
might get the impression that its action was
really SPONTANEOUS 1t is high art to conceal art
and tine Mclaughlin machine is in such excellent
WORKING order that there is never n hitch or
crca< The idea of spontancousneSs Is fuuelS
shattered wien it is known that even MIR Chap'h ,
speech of acceptance was prepared in advance ana
that typewriter copies OF it we've ready Tor diS-
tribution to reporters the moment it was delivered
The SIGNAL Service Bureau officially mentions
that many changes in the persons engaged in the
service have affected the correctness OF reports
ard have resulted in errors which expose the
service 10 criticism. But that is precisely what
has hnprened in the PosofIice Department. in the
and other branches
of the public service, where competent ana eN-
pcrcnccd men have been removed in order to make
places for untricd Democrats, whose party service
| w,s their only recommendation Inc
character Of the public service has de-
generated. the public business is neglected. ana
the country pays moro money for less valuable
work This is reform of the Democratic variety
Mayor Hewitt excuses Colonel Fclowss Jndg
mcnt debts on the ground that he liz IL chiId OF
genius The kind of genius wanted in the District
Attorneys Office is one which manicsts itself IN
being honest in It's dealings with its fellow-men.
What is the use of delaying by further expert
mcnt5 the heating OF cars without stoves That
they can be adequately and satisfactorily warmed
| by steam from the engine has been demonstrated.
Doubtless there may be improvements in minor
| methods and arrangements. but there is no longer
any excuse for the company that continues r.
cxposc it's patrons to the horrible danger of being
burned alive. The law against the coz stove
does not take effect till next May. bit trust
| that the railroads will not be so blind 20 their
own interest we'll rs that 81 the public as e
persist in it's use during the approach winter
The election OF the Republican State ticket
in November viii depend upon a full Republican
vote in the strongholds of the party throughout
the Site. Surely no earnest Republican can stay
~ nome. knowing how the contest of next year
will be affected 10y in the present struggle
William r. Grace has not felt so happy for 4
long time. lie succeeded in keeping two mel
whom he cordially hates, Controller Loew AM
Justice DonOhue. of the Democratic ticket Hence
these smiles.
An Albany accountant has published a manua
containing - short and simple rule by whicl